The Deep Photographic Guide to the
Constellations

Aquarius

The constellation of Aquarius is shown in the above photography.
However, it extends somewhat more out of our standard field of view of
39 x 27 degrees (see lines).

In mid of October the above field culminates at about 21:00 LT ( pm).
The declination of Aquarius ranges from -25 to +3 degrees.
The brightest star in Aquarius is Sadalmelek (V = 3.2 mag) and can be
seen in the upper central part. Aquarius is just south of the prominent
autumn constellation of
Pegasus.
A distinct sign of Aquarius is the small Y shaped group of four stars
directly left of Sadalmelek (see lines).
The ecliptic crosses Aquarius, i.e. it lies in the plane of our solar
system. So you frequently can see the sun, moon, and planets
there. Aquarius is a sign of the zodiac.

Aquarius is quite poor of deep sky objects.
However, in the very south is the prominent Helix planetary nebula,
the brightest of its kind! And with its large diameter of 15' it
even can be resolved to a ring in the above wide angle image.